chattering : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: chattering	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for chattering
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chattering n the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine Synonym(s): chatter, chattering the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) Synonym(s): chatter, chattering
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chatter \Chat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chattering}.] [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Chat}, v. i. {Chitter}.] 1. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct. The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters. --Wordsworth. 2. To talk idly, carelessly, or with undue rapidity; to jabber; to prate. To tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue. --Shak. 3. To make a noise by rapid collisions. With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chattering \Chat"ter*ing\, n. The act or habit of talking idly or rapidly, or of making inarticulate sounds; the sounds so made; noise made by the collision of the teeth; chatter.